Showing posts with label Jonas Mekas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jonas Mekas. Show all posts
October 16, 2015
"Why do people like him flourish in old age?"
The New York Times profiles Lithuanian filmmaker Jonas Mekas.
March 11, 2015
Restoration Day
Today is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the day Lithuania declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, about 2005. Toronto Al crafted this stained-glass Vytis.
(Here in Madison, the University Club is commemorating the anniversary with a special menu.)
ADDED: Here is a collection of clips Jonas Mekas filmed as he watched his television set that day.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, about 2005. Toronto Al crafted this stained-glass Vytis.
(Here in Madison, the University Club is commemorating the anniversary with a special menu.)
ADDED: Here is a collection of clips Jonas Mekas filmed as he watched his television set that day.
December 9, 2013
January 17, 2013
December 2, 2012
"The godfather of avante-garde cinema"
An interview with Jonas Mekas.
"When the old forms began collapsing and falling away though exhaustion and repetition, a new sensibility is born. That is what happened back then and may be happening now."
I mentioned Mekas once before here.
"When the old forms began collapsing and falling away though exhaustion and repetition, a new sensibility is born. That is what happened back then and may be happening now."
I mentioned Mekas once before here.
June 29, 2012
Another Departure
My Mom's best friend, Donna, spent the post-war years at a Displaced Persons camp in Würzburg. After Congress passed the Displaced Persons Act of 1948, Donna sailed to the United States with her brother, Uncle Al, and her Parents.
The ship "General Howze" transported Donna to America. When the ship left the German port, an American soldier named Jerry took photographs of Donna and her family. Jerry later sent the developed prints to Donna.
The General Howze arrived in New York on July 3, 1949. Donna and her family took a Chicago-bound train that same day, and the train reached Chicago on July Fourth. Donna remembers drinking a great deal of cold lemonade that day. She developed a stomach ache because she was unaccustomed to iced beverages.
I don’t know whether this was the same sailing of the General Howze as the one that brought Jonas Mekas to the United States.
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Probably Bremerhaven, Germany, June 1949. The "General Howze" sets sail for America.
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Probably Bremerhaven, Germany, June 1949. Donna and her brother, Uncle Al, are ready to emigrate to the United States. I love that Donna is wearing trousers, and I covet Uncle Al's sweater.
Donna left Germany not long after my Parents sailed to the United States.
Thanks to my friend Kris for making these photos available to us.
The ship "General Howze" transported Donna to America. When the ship left the German port, an American soldier named Jerry took photographs of Donna and her family. Jerry later sent the developed prints to Donna.
The General Howze arrived in New York on July 3, 1949. Donna and her family took a Chicago-bound train that same day, and the train reached Chicago on July Fourth. Donna remembers drinking a great deal of cold lemonade that day. She developed a stomach ache because she was unaccustomed to iced beverages.
I don’t know whether this was the same sailing of the General Howze as the one that brought Jonas Mekas to the United States.
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Probably Bremerhaven, Germany, June 1949. The "General Howze" sets sail for America.
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Probably Bremerhaven, Germany, June 1949. Donna and her brother, Uncle Al, are ready to emigrate to the United States. I love that Donna is wearing trousers, and I covet Uncle Al's sweater.
Donna left Germany not long after my Parents sailed to the United States.
Thanks to my friend Kris for making these photos available to us.
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